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Nikon 14-140mm VR?? Eh?

hadn't heard that?? Sadly the first night out drinking with the XQ1 and I broke it last weekend.... :-o :-( :-(

just got a five hundred drop in price too!

GH4 is still a solid camera. So I'd say there are two options: A) bump your budget to get a FS7 or URSA Mini4.6K (they're about roughly the same price) B) or just wait... FS5 might get its bugs ironed out. JVC LS300 just dropped in price, it might reach a "too good a price to resist" point. Or something else might get released.... a GH5/NX2/VaricamMini/FS1/NikonCinema/BMPCC4K/WhoKnowsWhat/etc!

Panasonic has a 12-35mm f/2.8 and 35-100mm f/2.8 already But you'll need to keep on swapping back and forth between the two, plus they're expensive to buy both. To make a lens with a great range you will need to increase size and cost substantially, or be a slower f-stop. I'd rather keep the cost low! Thus why I proposed a Panasonic 14-90mm f/4 be created, could be a great little run and gun lens for the AF200 to compete against the likes of a FS7/FS5 or C100/C300 with their 18-105mm f/4 (or 28-135mm f/4) and the 24-105mm f/4 Given the existence already of the Nikon 24-120 f/4 for Full Frame and the Sony 18-105mm /f4 for APS-C, I believe a 14-90mm f/4 should be very achievable for the 4/3" sized sensor.

Maybe a gimbal version that is less clunky and more self contained?? All Panasonic needs to do is release a DVX200 without the lens on it (a plain MFT mount instead) and 422 10bit 4K/UHD internal. Heaps and heaps of GH2/GH3/GH4 and AF100 owners would be very very excited over this! Surely Panasonic could do it at the same price too (a little over US$4k) as the current DVX200 because they won't need to make a lens for it. (but would be very nice if they developed a 14-90mm f/4 to go with it (like how Sony has a 18-105mm f/4 as the kit lens for the FS5, or Canon & Sigma has their 24-105mm f/4 lens, and Nikon has their 24-120mm f/4 lens) This would make it a very serious challenger then in the entry mid market!! (vs Sony FS5 or Canon C100 mk1/mk2 or anything from BMD) They wouldn't have to even do anything else than remove the lens and give 10bit 4K! However these extras would be nice... cream on top of an already delicious dish: a) allow up to 60fps for 4K and not just 60fps for UHD (seems strange that it can do 60fps UHD but only 24p for 4K!!) b) an extra SDI out or two, as only having one SDI out is cutting it a bit thin. c) full sensor for 4K/UHD (no crop, like FHD). d) the complete set of tools: focus peaking / histograms / zebras / waveforms / vectorscope e) can load custom LUTs (for internal recording or the VF or to apply over the HDMI/SDI out) If it does all of a/b/c/d/e then Panasonic could even be nipping at the heals of FS7 and C300 mk2. (wouldn't be able to beat them, but would be able to provide a large chunk of their functionality at a significantly lower cost)

I've had 2x FujiFilm XF1 cameras (two because one I took out drinking... the other got broken by a friend on set by accident), because I reckon at only US$150 each they do provide the best value point and shoot experience!! (and RX100 is just too pricey, though I want one!! Maybe in another year or two, when the RX100 mk1 drops even further in price) And now I'm onto my third FujiFilm!! A FujiFilm XQ1, which i got for the usual price I pay for an XF1. Gaining WiFi is nice :-D

When in doubt... get a cheaper body, especially when it is a 50% different.

So a filter is like a funnel.

They skip the APS-C RX and go straight to a FF RX unfortunately.

Ha!! So why buy the filters? ?

I always struggle looking at footage and wondering if it came from a choice of filter used or if he is just a good colourist?!

GoPro! ;-)

just like with Canon ;-)

Using a Ninja with the C100 will still be only 8bit files. The URSA 4K doesn't excite me too much, it is the 4.6K I drool over. Though I went for the heaps cheaper option (you can get it for US$1500 now) of a Sony PMW-F3. With an Atomos Samurai Blade I get 10bit 422 from it (can even do 12bit 444 with it if you use another recorder, such as the PIX-E5. And 60fps FHD slow motion, which the C100 mk1 can't do). This puts it waaaay ahead of either C100, and at a much lower price.

By that logic just get a medium format camera. The Pentax 645Z is waiting for you. There, settled. (well... until the large format fans come along and tell you off for using the "tiny" medium format digital sensors!!)

Great news! Have a link to that?

Haha! True. Well BMD is the exception here though. But for the rest of them a basic box means it is a fancy camera which will need expensive rigging and a team of ACs to run it. Vs a camera like the FS5 / DX200 is more "grab and go" as it is. Hope this is more at FS5 / DVX200 pricing but I'm almost certain it is not. We've got a while to wait before they bring out a Varicam with a MFT mount!! If it will even ever happen.

From the image it looks like it will still be a beasty / boxy camera in the well over $10k price point. Sadly this won't be what us AF100 fans are seeking.

Yes I hope they keep on announcing cameras then shipping then six months later over the other option of not announcing them at all! Looking forward to whatever crazy new cameras they announce at NAB 2016 that I wouldn't have even thought of before!

Darn! Was too slow on the NX1. Probably I should take that as a good thing.... as I'm spending too much on gear as it is :-P But I'll take those three 4x4! Will send you an email now.

If they would just release a MFT version (even if it means going "merely" 4K) then that would solve this and you can buy adapters with ND filters built into it!

How about a Nikon D7000 (saw a bunch of refurbished ones go on ebay for just US$350) plus a Panasonic G7? As the D7000 gives you the semi pro body styling and built in lens motor (so you can pick up cheaper AF-D series lenses and not just G series ones) and its photo capabilities are close enough I'd say to a D7100/D7200 for your level of work. And if you wait around a bit you'll be able to get the G7 for bargain prices for sure. Additionally in the future each camera acts as a back up to the other one in a pinch if I you neeed it again.

This is why I hope they release a "cinema series" version of the NX1 with a slightly larger body which can handle 240fps and 6.5K

Dustin, I'd rate a G7 as a far more "video friendly" camera than a D5300